Demographics of Eaton County, Michigan

Eaton County, Michigan had 109,581 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +407 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Eaton County, in four figures

109,581
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +407 people.; 41.4 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,597 ±$2,067
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Eaton County, Michigan's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Eaton County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Eaton County, Michigan's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Eaton County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	109,174	100.0	100.0
2021	108,866	99.7	100.2
2022	108,864	99.7	100.7
2023	108,915	99.8	101.6
2024	109,180	100.0	102.5
2025	109,581	100.4	103.1

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Population of Eaton County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	109,174	−14	−21	0	−23
2021	108,866	−308	−359	+45	−91
2022	108,864	−2	−240	+184	+138
2023	108,915	+51	−126	+257	−52
2024	109,180	+265	−162	+330	+111
2025	109,581	+401	−162	+217	+347

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.4 ±0.3: for men 40.5 ±0.3 and for women 42.4 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Eaton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	5,572 ±74	5.1% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	16,776 ±506	15.4% ±0.5	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,732 ±472	8.0% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	28,001 ±599	25.7% ±0.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	28,109 ±657	25.8% ±0.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,940 ±765	20.1% ±0.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,597 ±$2,067, and income per person $41,090 ±$1,057, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Eaton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	5,165 ±500	11.4% ±1.1	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,933 ±621	17.5% ±1.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,071 ±527	17.8% ±1.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,341 ±559	16.2% ±1.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,460 ±569	20.8% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,234 ±396	9.3% ±0.9	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,224 ±365	7.1% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Eaton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	8,929 ±736	8.3% ±0.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,139 ±324	9.7% ±1.4	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,652 ±470	8.2% ±0.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,138 ±294	7.4% ±1.0	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Eaton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Eaton County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	47,753 ±69	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.9	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±0.9	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.2% ±1.2	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.8% ±1.3	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$216,900 ±$4,419	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,092 ±$26	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±1	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Eaton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,891 ±0	6.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	87,084 ±357	79.8% ±0.3	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,352 ±328	6.7% ±0.3	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,413 ±268	2.2% ±0.2	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	237 ±109	0.2% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	609 ±271	0.6% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,515 ±491	4.1% ±0.4	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Eaton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	87,693 ±1,093	80.4% ±1.0	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,282 ±968	14.9% ±0.9	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	604 ±172	0.6% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,551 ±560	4.2% ±0.5	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,501 ±293	2.3% ±0.3	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,050 ±476	1.9% ±0.4	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Eaton County among the counties of Michigan

19th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Eaton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jackson County	159,552	−0.4%
Monroe County	156,004	+0.7%
Berrien County	152,444	−1.3%
Calhoun County	133,408	−0.6%
Allegan County	123,188	+2.1%
Eaton County	109,581	+0.4%
Bay County	102,123	−1.6%
Lenawee County	97,779	−1.6%
Grand Traverse County	96,729	+1.4%
Lapeer County	89,516	+1.0%
Midland County	83,754	+0.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026